Grade 3/4

Hello my Grade 3 and 4’s!!

Your first music project: If you could find a (8-10) pieces of paper (lined paper or blank paper: your choice), stack them on top of each other and fold them in half to make a little booklet so you can use this as a reflective music journal.

*If you have a stapler at home, staple the middle of the booklet where the fold is happening so the pages are more secure staying together. (Not to worry if it is too difficult to do).

Instructions:

  • First page is your own creative Title Page. Example: Johny’s book of songs! (or whatever title you wish to have)
  • Next page: a song you listened to on the radio or a song that comes to mind. Write the name of the song, and 3 reasons or thoughts on why you chose this song.
    • How did the song speak to you? example: Beautiful melodic line, or did the lyrics of the song speak to you?
    • What part of the song impacted you the most? Why?
  • Ideally: one page is for one song. Unless you feel you may have a lot to write about for one song. (Look below at idea #2)
  • Please colour it and design it in making it your own!

*Idea #1: Perhaps you can fill a page a day = meaning a new song a day, Perhaps a page a week = a new song a week. 

*Idea #2: Or perhaps if you’d like to write in detail about one song that has really impacted you, perhaps 2-3 pages on different verses of that song, and how these lyrics has helped you reflect on your current way of feeling, learning, and thoughts.

Attached I have some music videos that you can sing along in your free time and a picture showing the different hand signs for Do, Re, Mi!

GRADE LEVEL MATERIALS - Callirgos Music

Here is the youtube video of the song we learned in class: Do Re Mi! Please sing along with the actions, perhaps you can teach your family how to sing the song!

I have attached the youtube link of where the song come from: The Movie Sound of Music! Please feel free to use and sing along!

Do, Re, Mi – Sound of Music!

Do, Re, Mi – With hand signs!

I have attached 2 youtube links for learning/ practicing Solfa Hand Signs while singing Twinkle, Twinkle, ABC, Baa Baa Black Sheep. For Baa Baa Black sheep, the version I did is a simpler version. The link I provided only had the original version available so it will be slightly different from mine. Both are great to sing! Hope you Enjoy!

Youtube links:

Twinkle Twinkle – Singing in Solfa, Twinkle Twinkle – Solfa Hand signs, ABC – Singing in Solfa (try to do your hand signs with the song!), Baa Baa Black Sheep

Lesson 3: Can you find the “NOTE”  difference between Merrily we Roll Along and Mary Had a little lamb? Is it Do? Re? Mi? Fa? or So?

Lesson 4: Hot Cross Buns – Solfege

Hot Cross Buns – Sing along!

Lesson 5: Row Row Row Your Boat – with HIGH “DO”

(Optional1) Solfege: piano playing, try singing along with the notes!

(Optional!) Advanced: Row your boat (hearing different voices starting at different times)

Lesson 6: This old Man – A lot of skipping in between notes, so be careful!

This old Man – what it would look like as music notes!

 

Other Fun Songs you can sing!

Why We Sing:

Green Sally Up:
This is a hand clapping version, however, if you remember the dance, please feel free to dance to it and sing along! If you’d like to learn the hand clapping version, please go ahead!

Tic-Tac-Toe – Hand Clapping Game: I thought this would be fun to try! See how fast you can go? Perhaps combine it with rock, paper, scissors while saying “Jonny got hit by a UFO!” at the end before you start the pattern again!

Cup Song: Main thing is to stay steady and in rhythm/ consistent tempo! See if you all can sit at the family table/ living room and try!

Here’s another challenge that you can hopefully try with your family members!! It’s called “Sevens” Hand clapping game! Let’s see how many people in your family can join in and play along!!

Ukulele!

Attached are a few links to songs that have chords for ukuleles. If you don’t have a ukulele at home, not to worry! I have even attached “Build your own Ukulele/instrument projects” you could do (if interested), or if you’d like to sing along/ play on a different instrument as a challenge (ex. figuring out how to play the melody or a rhythm – please do so!)
DIY instruments: “Do It Yourself” – or with your siblings/ family! Creative projects you can do!
Making a Ukulele (even though it says guitar, its actually a Ukulele):